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Adelia (other)
'' Adelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the spurge family, ''Euphorbiaceae'', subfamily ''Acalyphoideae''. Adelia or Adélia may also refer to: Given name * Adelia Aguilar, fictional medieval pathologist in books written by Diana Norman under the pen name Ariana Franklin * Adelia Pope Branham (1861–1917), American writer * Adelia Di Carlo (1883–1965), Argentine writer, chronicler, founder * Adelia Sarah Gates (1825–1912), American illustrator of botanical specimens *Adelia Cleopatra Graves (1821–1895), American poet * Adelia Field Johnston (1837–1910), American college professor, dean * Mary Adelia Rosamond McLeod, the first woman Diocesan Bishop in the Episcopal Church *Adélia Prado (born 1935), Brazilian writer and poet * Mary Lua Adelia Davis Treat (1830–1923), naturalist and correspondent with Charles Darwin Other * ''Adelia'' (opera), an 1841 opera in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti * ''Adelia'' (cicada), a genus of cicadas Places * Santa Adélia, m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelia
''Adelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Euphorbia, spurge family (biology), family, Euphorbiaceae, Family (biology), subfamily Acalyphoideae. It is native to Latin America and the Caribbean, with one species extending northward into the southernmost part of Texas. The name is derived from the Greek language, Greek words α (''a''), meaning "not", and δήλος (''delos''), meaning "visible." It refers to the difficulties Linnaeus experienced interpreting the genus. Species ;Current species include: # ''Adelia barbinervis'' Adelbert von Chamisso, Cham. & Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal, Schltdl. – hairynerve adelia - Mexico, N Central America # ''Adelia brandegeei'' V.W.Steinm. - Baja California Sur, Sonora # ''Adelia cinerea'' (Wiggins & Robbins) A.Cerv., V.W.Steinm. & Flores-Olvera - Sonora # ''Adelia membranifolia'' (Johannes Müller Argoviensis, Müll.Arg.) Robert Hippolyte Chodat, Chodat & Hassl. - Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, NE Argentina # ''Adelia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |